Paper box.



\ H M U L www Patented Mar. 26, |901. E. M. SCOTT. 'l

PAPER Box. (Application led Mar. 2l, 1900.)

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SCOTT, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PAPER BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 670,690, dated March 26, 1901.

Applica'on filef'l March 21, 1900. Serial No. 9,541. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EBEN M. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specifica- A tion.

My invention relates to that class of paper boxes in which the box slips within a tubular cover and is designed to provide a box which will be strong and light, easily opened, yet practically impossible of opening accidentally. Such a box has long been desired for many purposes, and especially for sending articles through the mail, where it is desirable that the contents of the box be easily inspected yet safe from accidentally falling out. I accomplish these objects by myinvention,which is fully illustrated in the drawings and which I shall hereinafter describe.

Figure l is a perspective of the box, showing the arrangement of lids. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one side of the tubular cover, showing the locking-tongue. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a box and cover along the lines 3 3 of cover, or both, are tongues d d, adapted to engage the slit or opening c of the lid b of the box when the latter is slipped within the tuL bular cover. These tongues are easily disengaged from the slit or opening, the box read ily removed, and the contents inspected. It is obvious, however, that when the tongues are in engagement with the slits the box cannot be removed by any ordinary force.

The box may have the plurality of lids at either or both ends or may have only one lid at each end or may have one end uncovered or either end may be permanently closed in any desirable manner without departing from the spirit of my invention, the essential feature being a part having a slit or opening to engage the tongue of the tubular cover. It is also obvious that there may be one or more tongues on the tubular cover, the preferable form having two tongues, one on each side and at opposite ends of the cover, as illustrated in Fig. 2, one tongue being shown in dotted lines therein.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 'is- Fig. 2. 1. The combination of a box with a tubu- Similar letters indicate similar Y parts lar cover therefor, said box having a plurality throughout the several views. of lids one of said lids being provided with 8o 3o The body of the box illustrated in Fig. l means for detachably engaging the same with has sides a, a., which may be secured together the tubular cover, substantially as described.

in any desirable manner. Preferably the 2. The combination of a box with a tubusides and lids hereinafter referred to are in larcover therefor, said box having a plurality one piece, properly scored and cut. Each of lids more than one of which is provided 35 side has an extension or extensions forming with means for deiachably engaging the same a lid or lids b and adapted in size to nearly with the tubular cover, substantially as decover the top or bottom of the box when folded scribed.

down thereon. These lids are folded down 3. The combination of a box with a tubuone upon the other,formingafour-fold thieklar cover, said cover being provided with 4o ness for the top or bottom of the box and tongues one on each side and atopposite ends,

making it impossible for the contents of the said tongues being adapted to detachably en box to escape when the lids are' firmly fasgage with corresponding parts in the lids of tened. The lid forming the extreme top or the box, substantially as described.

bottom has in it a slit or opening c, the pur- 4:. The combination of a b ox with a tubug5 pose of which will be hereinafter set forth. The tubular cover illustrated in plan in Fig.

45 lar cover therefor, said box having aplurality of lids more than one of which is provided 2 is adapted in size to fit the box and is made in any desired manner, the blank being preferably oblong in shape, properly scored and creased,andfastened tokeepitstubularshape. On the upper or lower side of the tubulaiwith means for engaging corresponding tongues on the tubular cover to detachably lock the same together, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a box with a tubu lar @over therefor, said cover being provided adapted to engage corresponding parts of the ro with a plurality of tongues one at each end boX, substantially as described.

and on opposite sides thereof adapted to en- In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed gage the box at dierent points, substantially my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

as described.

6. The combination of a box with a tubu- EBEN M' SCOTT' lar cover therefor, said cover being,` provided Witnesses: with a plurality of tongues arranged on dif- F. S. ANDREWS,

ferent sides thereof and at opposite ends and M. M. WHEATON. 

